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{{Infobox emulator
 
{{Infobox emulator
 
|logo = Nesticle.gif
 
|logo = Nesticle.gif
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<!--|screenshot = Nesticle 0.42.png-->
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|screenshot = Nesticle x.xx.png
 
|last-version = x.xx
 
|last-version = x.xx
 
|active = No
 
|active = No
|platform = DOS, Windows 95
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|platform = [[Emulators on DOS|DOS]], [[Emulators on Win9x|Windows 9x]]
 
|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
 
|target = [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
|developer = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]
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|developer = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net Bloodlust Software]
|website = [http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle]
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|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20161120080413/http://bloodlust.zophar.net/NESticle/nes.html NESticle]<br><small>Wayback Machine backup</small>
 
}}
 
}}
'''NESticle''' was a closed-source [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for DOS and Windows 95.
 
  
==Downloads==
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'''NESticle''' was a closed-source [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom (NES)]] emulator for DOS and Windows 9x.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx] (DOS)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070116124329/http://www.zophar.net:80/NESticle/nestc042.zip NESticle 0.42] (Windows 95)
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==Download==
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{| cellpadding="4"
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|-
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|align=center|{{Icon|DOS-big}}
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|'''[http://web.archive.org/web/20070227191851/http://www.zophar.net/NESticle/nestcxxx.zip NESticle x.xx]'''<br/><small>Backup from archive.org</small>
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|-
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|align=center|{{Icon|W9x-big}}
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|'''[https://web.archive.org/web/20070116124329/http://www.zophar.net:80/NESticle/nestc042.zip NESticle 0.42]'''<br/><small>Backup from archive.org</small>
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|}
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
 
For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better, however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].
 
For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better, however. It is not very [[Emulation Accuracy|accurate]] due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in [[DOSBox]].
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==Trivia==
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*Its name is a portmanteau of "NES" (the console it emulates) and "testicle".
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.zophar.net/6502/n6502.html 6502 core source] used in NESticle
 
* [http://www.zophar.net/6502/n6502.html 6502 core source] used in NESticle
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXHFFbUeOWE Video of NESticle on a 100mhz machine]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXHFFbUeOWE Video of NESticle on a 100mhz machine]
 
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* [https://github.com/athros/NESticle Leaked NESticle source code: stolen in 1997, re-surfaced in 2019]
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* VICE articles: [https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a48z3/the-story-of-nesticle-the-ambitious-emulator-that-redefined-retro-gaming NESticle] [https://www.vice.com/en/article/43ze39/the-famous-nesticle-emulators-stolen-source-code-has-been-preserved Source Code Preservation]
 
{{Nes}}
 
{{Nes}}
  
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
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[[Category:Console emulators]]
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[[Category:Home console emulators]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System emulators]]
 
[[Category:DOS emulation software]]
 
[[Category:DOS emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software‏‎]]
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[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]
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[[Category:Historic emulation software]]
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[[Category:Inactive emulation software]]

Latest revision as of 23:10, 6 April 2024

NESticle
Nesticle.gif
Nesticle x.xx.png
Developer(s) Bloodlust Software
Last version x.xx
Active No
Platform(s) DOS, Windows 9x
Emulates NES
Website NESticle
Wayback Machine backup

NESticle was a closed-source Famicom (NES) emulator for DOS and Windows 9x.

Download[edit]

MS-DOS NESticle x.xx
Backup from archive.org
Windows 9x NESticle 0.42
Backup from archive.org

Review[edit]

For its time, it was a decent emulator. Modern emulators are much, much better, however. It is not very accurate due to needing to run on much weaker systems than currently available. Use only for curiosity purposes in DOSBox.

Trivia[edit]

  • Its name is a portmanteau of "NES" (the console it emulates) and "testicle".

External links[edit]